Biological control involves the utilisation of natural predators, parasites and pathogens to suppress pest populations, while Integrated Pest Management (IPM) combines biological methods with cultural ...

Biological control refers to the deliberate utilisation of living organisms—such as predators, parasitoids, pathogens, and competitors—to manage populations of agricultural and forestry pests, weeds, ...

Japanese beetles and cucumber beetles are another widespread challenge in Northeast Ohio. Adult beetles skeletonize leaves and flowers, but the best opportunity for control comes when they are ...

The predatory mirid bug, Nesidiocoris tenuis, which preys on agricultural pests, is used as a biological control agent. This discovery has significant implications for biological control which ...

“It’s setting a thief to catch a thief,” said Dr Martin Hill, head of Centre for Biological Control and entomology professor at Rhodes University. He was explaining how tiny insects imported from ...